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[-] riodoro1@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, but shareholders are profiting so who the fuck cares.

[-] django@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 2 weeks ago

The line must go up, nothing else matters.

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 2 weeks ago

But what about the economy?!?

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 6 points 2 weeks ago

Go to work no matter what. Heatwave is not an excuse.

[-] lobut@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

I don't care if remote work decreases emissions. We paid for an office!

I don't care if AI uses a crazy amount of energy, we need the line to go up!

[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

I've been aware since the mid 90s i would likely get to witness the fall of the human race. What an exciting time to live in. Terrible, but exciting.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago

I can live cause I’m rich and can afford a compound though :) No I don’t wonder about where all the things I use that have massive production chains come from, why do you ask?

[-] xiao@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

The problem is there are too few decision-makers who listen to scientists, or electoral pressure prevents them from taking more radical measures, or they are influenced by lobbyists, or...

[-] spidermanchild@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

"Electoral pressure" just means regular people don't actually care that much, no? That seems like a big part of the problem to me.

[-] pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

why not just car bomb oil co's?

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

If scientists are so smart, why aren't they running things? Checkmate nerds! /$

[-] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 weeks ago

Plato said they should, but nobody listened to him because he was a big nerd.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 2 weeks ago

Most scientists make terrible leaders and communicators though. It would be sufficient if politicians followed science reports made by the scientists. But instead they follow the money and whatever gets them reelected.

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